Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

cultural practices

How Cultural Practices Influence Housing Styles

How Cultural Practices Influence Housing Styles Homes function as representations of our culture together with historical background along with traditional values. Throughout history local housing styles...

megacities

Megacities: The Rise and Challenges of Urban Growth

Megacities: The Rise and Challenges of Urban Growth Introduction: The Megacity Phenomenon Demographic changes in the 21st century show that cities grow at exceptional rates through urban expansion. Ci...

city sprawl

City Sprawl and Its Impact on Local Ecosystems

City Sprawl and Its Impact on Local Ecosystems The worldwide growth of urbanization continues to push cities beyond their borders into adjacent rural landscapes and untouched natural environments. The un...

climate change

How Climate Change Is Reshaping Housing Design

How Climate Change Is Reshaping Housing Design Climate change impacts on Earth are leading architects to develop new frameworks for residential design. Urban planners with designers and architects now de...

Plant based polymers

What are Plant Based Polymers and their Use in Construction

What are Plant Based Polymers and their Use in Construction With the growth of the green movement across the globe, construction business is also looking for eco-friendly building materials. Of these, t...

ai and sustainable materials

The Future of Construction: AI and Sustainable Materials

The Future of Construction: AI and Sustainable Materials With the increased awareness of occurrence of climate change, global depletion of resources and hence the need to construct environmentally friendly s...